Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-02-15
.uRAL NOTES AND SUGGESTIONS

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RURAL NOTES AND SUGGESTIONS
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Cover hay l. one % The bss, of foods
/ for shesp sheep that arc old and cot o
condition Will Improve surprisingly on
clover bay. and sometimes become qllte
/ fsshy. Cover bay l. The ricaCsi in uutri'
meui 81 any hsy produced on The farm,
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much a. hefdsgrass bay. Clover hay
should always hc retained Al home ard I'd
cut % the sheep or COWS. ~ should os
. raised more extensively Ou farms general
. ID. a. 10 Improve. the condition 90 The lAnd
as Is rich Ia uutrimeut fJr al kinis oi
stock
MORE woot ANp MORE MUTTON
Farmers and Others should wear mofs
/ woo, and at more mutton. 10 acilmais
/ Ike ours eooisu undofciothlrg l. bssi Al
/ al. Seasons 90 the year II protects TIE
system against Sudden changes, Ani chlll'
I aner perspiring freely All Who have any
I tsrtsnrlos toward rasumatism. luug acc.
| tI0us 90 nfuralgla. shouid wear Sooler
underwear throughout The year. Motion
/ wholesome FOOD sni shogd De more
/ generally used. Instead % - much pofk
and beef By wearing more woolgu clothes
and cAilug morc mutton our peoqle would
I he Improved in hcal'h. ani the shesq I'M
\ insiry would he promoted.
Kur uir nIsr sIKrr.
Every shssp owner shoui make II hl'
/ rule o. Keep ihe best % his dock of shecp
art lambs % breed from, 20 that bis n)ck
wll hc constantly Improving and Increase
/ In profiAh'eress. lie shoali not, A. Too
often i done. keep selilng % he best ani
keeping TIE poorest % breed from. That
Is ihe right way % run oui his dock and
render The business Improbable. IL A.
WAYS pays bsiisr o. kc,p TIE best OF any
kiui of farm stock iaau u dos - keep iAe
poorest
Asurs FOR ctovEE ANn SANDY SOIL
10 .ecdlng sanity land % grass. top
dressing of wool ashes helps 20 secure a
sooi catch % grNss. especially of clover.
Onc 90 he most profitable Ways of apply
iug aches i s1sing them broadcast over
newly seeded groani.
sAVE EruE noNEs roE TEKrIiiEERs.
save All The bones They sre valuable
[ 'or fertilizers In any form. Evcn when
plscci whole ln the soil Tie roots OF plAnts
Vii he sure 20 fnd them. Aui form suca q
kro..work % roots about them that much
uouflshmeni wlll be drawn from them. II
broken In small pieces they will af1ri mors
food % plants. Ani n ruciy ground OF dis
solved lu molstsued wood sshss OF sui
phuric acid. are rendered siiii mote avail
abe for The use of plAnts.
Nur rur YoUNo rEEs THRIFTY.
A good tss, % The ihrlnlness of young
tree il The ,engih oi neS growth u make
each year. n The new shoots grow ten OF
fieer inches each year, Il needs no in'
crease % fertility nor culture. II The
growth Is less than that, something j.
needed lu The way of Fertilizers or culture
% Increase - growth Ari Vigor.
cosr CO. suoEruoRN ANp AYRSHIRE Mia
A large Shorthorn COW. according 90
Henry Stewart. requires twice The qaanr'
IA % food ueedial f1r a motsrais-slEei
AYRSHIRE. and By estimating TIE cost OF
mik % csch from the food CONSUMED, 10 l.
found that fourteen quarts 90 Ayrshire
MILK can be prodsc,t f0r twenty cents =
isy. whlie sixteen quarts of Saorihoru
mia cost. ihiriy-'our cents with the same
klud % food In other words, Ayrshire
MILK cost. icss than u cents pyr quart,
while Shofth0ru milk costs = = csnts per
quart Th..lsA matter for The cOnsliera-
lion of farmers aud dAirymcu. lf u costs
A. much more 20 proiuce milk by feeding
Shorihoru.. A. these ngures indicate, than
ID dOes by feeding Ayrshlfes, 10 will MAKE
= great t.fcrcuco a. regards proui Nhal
klud % coss arc kept Tor dairy purposes.
Tbs i ore of The matters that farmers
need o look iuto more esrcfaly.
AuixKp STOCK BrrrEE FoE GRAzISG.
Better results are obtained by grazing
land with mlxed stock of cattle, sheep
ani horses than by any one Kind alone.
sheep eat many kinds OF plants which cat
lie ani horses refuse 20 eat. ari horses
aui sheep eat some kinis that cattle DO not
| Cattle graEed alone In pastures leave many
I good places which horses would grtEe. II
/ cattle. hOrses and sheep are graEed In the
same pasture, tie grass will be allowed 70
/ crow unmolesisd. Mixed stock grsted to-
etther render the feed better than when
grsred alore.
coon TEEpiNG RkffON FOR COW.
4 good ration for . COW giving milk may
| be composed % four pounds OF cotton seed
meal. four pounds OF corn meal and twenty
pounds of hay composed OF equal parts OF
/ clover and herdsgrAss. Ifherdsgrass alone
were usel IL might be advisable 20 increase
the quantity OF cotton seed meal one pound.
Too much hay should not be fed 10 cows
which are receiving rich ration OF grain.
A suficiert quantity of hay 20 sf)rt com
/ Portable dlsiension OF The stomach II sum
clent and will leave more digestive power
70 act upon The grain.
EARlY cUr NAY FOR HORSES.
/ Horse. fci on early cut hay will keep In
I good condition on less grain, than II led
/ ou lsts cut hsy. Part OF the hay that
/ fcet ny horses cut on my land and cot II
early. AMI 90 not bay any hsy that wil
keep ny horses In As g0od condition viii
The same graln. A. my early cut bay. some
claim that early cut hay will keep horses
ln prime condition without sny grain. A
correspondent OF the Nee York Tribua'
SAYS that he has . team OF heavy work
horses that Tor nearly eve years have lived
on diet Of early cut clover ~ Timothy
| Bay. They hANe not hsi singlc ieeu ~
grain during all this time. are fai A. seals
And ~ no tine during the i've years eo1lC
auy one see RIO on them. To take
heavy load OF potatoes or wheat TO msrke
twelve miles-he says Is but play fo
them.
rHE rIO A PROFITABLE FEKDER.
The pig Il q profitable animal for th'
l f.rr,sr a keen IL has been shown BY ex